Irish Examiner view: The Trojan horse has done a runner on pensions

Minister for Social Protection Heather Humphreys announces landmark reform of State pension system in Ireland. Picture: Maxwells

The very definition of a Trojan horse is that it must be appealing to those to whom it is presented. Only after the beneficiaries have dragged it through the gates of their city, and dropped their guard, can its full malevolence be revealed.

In other words, it depends on a collective willingness to forsake security and sacrifice the wellbeing of all.